At the time of writing, Louisiana-Pacific Corp [LPX] stock is trading at $74.66, up 0.08%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LPX shares have lost -3.94% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -17.73%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Loop Capital upgraded its rating to Buy on May 07, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $110. On August 08, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Market Perform but maintained its price target of $99 on the stock. Goldman downgraded its rating to a Sell and decreased its price target to $81 on June 17, 2024. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Loop Capital started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on May 03, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $82. In a note dated January 11, 2024, TD Securities downgraded a Hold rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Louisiana-Pacific Corp fluctuated between $73.42 and $122.87. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $117 within the next 12 months. Louisiana-Pacific Corp [NYSE: LPX] shares were valued at $74.66 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 56.71% based on the average LPX price forecast.
Analyzing the LPX fundamentals
According to Louisiana-Pacific Corp [NYSE:LPX], the company’s sales were 2.82B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -8.17% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.24% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.21.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 73.72 points at the first support level, and at 72.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 75.61, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 76.57.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Louisiana-Pacific Corp [NYSE:LPX] has a current ratio of 2.93. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.72, while the Cash Ratio stands at 1.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.84, the price to book ratio is 3.01 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.08.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Macadam Stephen E., Director, that happened on Nov 07 ’25 when 3200.0 shares were purchased. Director, HORTON OZEY K JR completed a deal on Aug 14 ’25 to sell 500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director HORTON OZEY K JR bought 500.0 shares on Aug 13 ’25.
